Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tara Chandra Chaudhari

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The result was soft delete. WP:REFUND applies. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 15:15, 22 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Tara Chandra Chaudhari

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Article fails WP:V. I have spent all afternoon searching and have found nothing that can verify any of the facts stated in this article. The single source on the article is permadead, no Wayback Machine copy available. Same with the sources on the page of his political party (Nepal Loktantrik Samajbadi Dal). None of the resources I can find about the 2008 Nepali election list this person as a member of the Nepalese Constituent Assembly, under any of the following variations of his name: "Tara Chandra Chaudhari", "Tarachandra Chaudhari", "Tara Chandra Chaudhary", "Tarachandra Chaudhary", "Tarchandra Chaudhari", or "Tarchandra Chaudhary". Google searches in Nepali under his Nepali name didn't turn up any election results either. There is no Nepali Wikipedia article to check for info or sources.

Sources checked are as follows:

List of all CA members, including members elected via both systems, First Past the Post and Proportional Representation.
Archived list of First Past the Post results. No Proportional Representation results are available as they are listed in Nepali only and the text is not rendered correctly. Even when following the site's instructions to use Opera and the PCS Nepali font, the text does not render. Effectively the official PR system results are lost as far as I can tell.
The Himalyan Times' list of PR System winners shows Laxmilal Chaudhary as the PR seat for the Nepal Loktantrik Samajbadi Dal, not Tara Chandra Chaudhari. Tara Chandra doesn't appear at all under any of the parties.
Political Handbook of the World also shows Laxmilal Chaudhary as the PR seat for the Nepal Loktantrik Samajbadi Dal for 2008.
Himalayan Times: I have searched through the HT using the spelling variations noted above and found nothing on Tara Chandra Chaudhari; on the other hand a search does turn up results for Laxmilal Chaudhary being a CA member.
Nepal: Transition to Democratic Republican State : 2008 Constituent Assembly shows no results for Tara Chandra Chaudhari, shows Laxmi Lal Chaudhary (clear variation on Laxmilal) as the PR seat for the Nepal Loktantrik Samajbadi Dal for 2008.

Ultimately I don't know if this was a mistake or a translation error with the name but it seems fairly clear to me that Tara Chandra Chaudhari was not a member of the CA and therefore does not pass WP:NPOL. What I can't tell is if Tara Chandra could possibly be a mistranslation for Laxmilal since they have the same last name, or if it's the wrong political party listed for Tara Chandra (although I doubt that since I've been double checking everything by name not just by party). ♠PMC♠ (talk) 23:40, 22 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. —MRD2014 ^{Talk • Edits • Help!} 23:53, 22 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Nepal-related deletion discussions. —MRD2014 ^{Talk • Edits • Help!} 23:53, 22 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 23:45, 29 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Comment -- should the article be then moved to Laxmilal Chaudhary, if that's what the sources show for the 2008 election? K.e.coffman (talk) 05:29, 6 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
- I wasn't sure if a move was appropriate, given that it seemed to be two different people. In case anyone went through the history and was confused that an article about Person A had been changed to be about Person B. But I have no problem doing the work for that if it's an acceptable solution. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 06:11, 6 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: A move is being discussed, and that may impact notability discussions especially since the subject of the article is in doubt, so keeping open for further discussion.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, —SpacemanSpiff 13:31, 7 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Α Guy into Books™ § (Message) - 19:29, 14 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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